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Table 5 Association between sexual coercion and physical violence in 457 women, Mbale district, Uganda in 2003

From: Intimate partner violence against women in eastern Uganda: implications for HIV prevention

Variable

Total

n (%)a

Sexual coercion

n (%)b

OR (95% CI)

Ever been beaten?

   

No

287(63)

73(25)

1.0

Yes

170(37)

96(56)

3.8 (2.5 – 5.7)

Beaten in the past year?

   

No

395(86)

129(33)

1.0

Yes

62(14)

40(65)

3.7 (2.1 – 6.6)

Threatened with a weapon?

   

No

413(90)

142(34)

1.0

Yes

44(10)

27(61)

3.0 (1.6 – 5.7)

Kicked, bitten, hit?

   

No

385(84)

125(32)

1.0

Yes

72(16)

44(61)

3.3 (1.9 – 5.5)

  1. a column percentages
  2. b row percentages